JGB yields climb with US peers as markets weigh Trump win
By Brigid Riley
TOKYO, Nov 6 (Reuters) -Japanese government bond (JGB) yields rose on Wednesday, with the two-year bond hitting a 16-year high, as markets focus rested on initial voting results trickling in from the U.S. presidential election.
The 10-year JGB yield JP10YTN=JBTC climbed 5 basis points to a two-week high of 0.98%, tracking a rise in U.S. Treasury yields, while the dollar added 1.37% to 154.67 yen JPY=EBS.US/FRX/
Global investors were increasingly pricing in a win for Republican candidate Donald Trump, as the former president appeared to be taking a lead in U.S. presidential elections, although some battleground states had yet to post results.
"At some point you have to make up your mind and take action. I think it's become easier to make a move under this scenario of a Trump victory," said Katsutoshi Inadome, senior strategist at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management.
The market may experience some continued volatility going ahead, however, before a definitive winner is declared, he added.
Analysts believe Trump's policies on immigration, tax cuts and tariffs would put upward pressure on inflation, and drive up bond yields and the dollar, while Democrat Kamala Harris is seen as the continuity candidate. Trump is seen as more positive for stocks.
Meanwhile, investors will be watching the yen, with many viewing the 160-per-dollar level as a possible push for the Bank of Japan to consider hiking interest rates sooner.
The two-year JGB yield JP2YTN=JBTC, which corresponds more closely with monetary policy expectations, was up 2.5 bps at 0.475%, its highest since December 2008.
Benchmark 10-year JGB futures 2JGBv1 fell 0.5 point to 143.77 yen.
The 20-year JGB yield JP20YTN=JBTC rose 3 bps to 1.805%, while the 30-year JGB yield JP30YTN=JBTC briefly ticked up 2.5 bps to 2.235%, its highest since Aug. 8.
The five-year yield JP5YTN=JBTC rose 4 bps to a three-month peak of 0.61%.
The 40-year JGB yield JP40YTN=JBTC was up 2.5 bps to 2.58%.
Reporting by Brigid Riley and Junko Fujita; Editing by Rashmi Aich
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